Snowed Under

We had several inches of snow yesterday, PLUS I got a last-minute request to teach a class next week, so "snowed under" is how I feel. But I can share a few tidbits:

• A counterpoint to the "Facebook, I Quit!" article I linked to last week: "Why Facebook is for Old Fogies" from Time Magazine (especially "Facebook is about finding people you've lost track of... son, we've lost track of more people than you've ever met.")
• My husband was out of town during yesterday's snowstorm and expected back last night. I missed his call to my cell phone (I was shoveling out my car) and only got his voicemail message much later. He said, "But I changed my Facebook status!"
• I got my first File 404 error message from the new administration the other day:
  "The page you requested wasn't found at this location. The Obama Administration has created a brand new White House website, and it's possible that the page you were looking for has been moved. Please take a moment to explore our new site, learn more about President Obama and his team, and read about their plan to bring about the change America needs."
  
  

Facebook, I Quit!

I don't have a lot of time today, but I do want to post a link to the Newsweek blog post by Steve Tuttle, "You Can't Friend Me, I Quit!" Quite ironic, in our context. (I'm not quitting Facebook yet, in fact I'm in about once a day.) I'm getting error messages from Blogger, so I'd better stop for today.

Why I'm Not Doing More Things, Yet

• Got upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007 on Monday. Still learning some of the ropes.
• Preparing for 4 classes next week (marketing, entrepreneurship, and 2 sections of finance.)
• Ordering books in my subject areas as fast as I can, before the end of the month.

These are not good excuses, I suppose, but I knew when I signed up that I probably wouldn't have time for More Things in the month of February. This has proven true. So I will be behind people, but I have at least one coworker in the same boat as me.